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Smallman1

It’s a massive fucking place. Some parts are shit like Alberta, dead horse Ontario border towns, Quebecers when they slight you for speaking English, etc. Other parts are amazing - like Alberta’s portion of the Rocky Mountains. The Cabot Trail out east is stunningly beautiful, British Columbia is gorgeous from top to bottom (except the East End in Vancouver). Quebec City is the oldest city in North America and makes you feel like you’re standing in the middle of Europe. Montreal is the food capital of the country and has one of the best nightclubs in the world with Stereo. Toronto is a melting pot of all cultures from all around the world.

It’s a pretty decent place to live - albeit much more expensive in the major population centres than you’d think your £ would go.

      303abuser

      Until the men’s team’s more recent success, they were the media darlings and consistently out-drew the men’s attendances and sold out stadiums. I believe it’s the CWNT who still hold the attendance record for ‘soccer’ in Canada, so I beg to differ. I dare say more people are likely to know who Christine Sinclair is over Alphonso Davies or Jonathan David - and rightly so.

      I watch and cheer them on, but it’s definitely a slower and more frustrating watch.

      Based on the media coverage the CWNT are getting here and worldwide, the press and headlines would have you believe it’s the only sport we’re competing in at the Olympics

          @hugopaI can you come in here and post one of your methodical critiques of one of LT’s posts to give me something more interesting to read?

          Half a page should do.

            loopdokter Yeah like I said, no one actually cares. Especially about Celine Dion, but especially women’s football. 😂

            I’ve never had a single person mention the women’s team to me in real life. I’ve heard clubs like Everton and Newcastle talked about at length, for perspective. And the only people who like Celine Dion are over 75.

              ScottBailey I’d take a cup of their dark roast (no milk or cream) over any of the swamp water the likes of Nero, Costa and Starbucks serve over here (I accept that’s a low bar to start with)!

              A very low bar.

              Used to grinding fresh to how my own preference, unless you find an independent coffee shop it’s hard to get close.

              Your first sentence is essentially bang on 😂

                Wait, Bryan Adam’s isn’t British?

                And I thought Tim Westwood was black when I was a kid!

                somebody is having my fucking life.

                  The Court For the Arbitration of Sport knocked back our appeal, so that means we’re still down 6 points. We’re playing Colombia right now and if we don’t win, we’re done. If we win, we’re through.

                  So far it’s 0-0 at the beginning of the second half…

                  bosstrabs @hugopaI can you come in here and post one of your methodical critiques of one of LT’s posts to give me something more interesting to read?

                  Half a page should do.

                  I’m just gonna say that loopy seems to have mentioned every single musical artist that Canada has ever produced in this thread, except for the four best ones: Crystal Castles, Grimes, Arcade Fire and Skinny Puppy.

                  Sums him up really.

                      loopdokter Some parts are shit like Alberta… Other parts are amazing - like Alberta

                      🤔

                      They seem to enjoy being called rednecks around that way too

                          hugopal

                          I fired off a few. Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Delirium, Stars, Feist, Lights, Oscar Peterson… The list is long and many.

                          I’d rather bore you all with Canadian women’s football.

                          We’re through to the quarter-finals. As we should be. Much ado about nothing.

                            Unbroken1

                            There’s a pun about Canada beating Colombia and British Columbia in here somewhere. I’m just not there… yet.

                              BlainSA

                              Alberta is the Texas of Canada. It’s full of immense beauty but sadly populated by a bunch of weapons carrying them. It’s also worth mentioning that they have the largest single polluting project within the northern hemisphere in the Athabascan oil sands.

                              It has some pockets of progressive thinkers, but considering who they’ve elected as their most recent premier, they’re not doing well to squash stereotypes from within the rest of the country.

                                  loopdokter The provincial electoral map shows you all you need to know. Edmonton is an orange island while the rest of the inbred hicks vote conservative agains their own best interests. I have a policy of ignorance when it comes to this province until calgary decides to vote for someone reasonable.

                                      I’m not going to lie, I’m going to give Canada the s to the werve based on the recent feedback.

                                      Cheers!